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Cardiff vs Derby has produced a positive Cardiff direction, with Cardiff winning 2–1 on 25 January 2025 and 1–0 on 7 May 2022. Derby answered with a 1–0 result on 14 September 2024, while the clubs drew 2–2 on 22 August 2026. Earlier Cardiff margins add weight to their line, but the scorelines still leave room for Derby to change the emphasis.
Past matches, Cardiff vs Derby
Match center
Starting eleven
Starting XI Derby
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1G
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22D
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28D
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6D
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18D
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27M
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20M
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8M
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29M
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33M
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9F
Cardiff Starting XI
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G
1
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D
44
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D
38
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D
3
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D
23
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M
8
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M
18
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M
11
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M
10
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M
45
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F
9
Substitutes Derby
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26M
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10F
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24D
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15F
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31G
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3D
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23M
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37M
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13M
Cardiff Substitutes
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M
16
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M
14
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M
27
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F
39
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G
41
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G
30
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D
40
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M
33
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F
47
Match events
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9'Corey Blackett-Taylor Yellow Card
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19'⚽Cian Ashford Normal Goal (Asst: Ronan Kpakio)
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26'⚽Carlton Morris Normal Goal (Asst: Bobby Clark)
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39'⚽Yousef Salech Normal Goal (Asst: Rubin Colwill)
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49'⚽Bobby Clark Normal Goal
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53'Alex Robertson Yellow Card
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55'Oscar Fraulo Yellow Card
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59'D. Turnbull R. Colwill
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59'C. Willock C. Ashford
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59'Chris Willock Cian Ashford
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59'David Turnbull Rubin Colwill
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60'Lewis Travis Yellow Card
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64'Ryan Hedges Oscar Fraulo
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65'Rhian Brewster Corey Blackett-Taylor
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71'J. Colwill J. Moylan
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71'I. Davies O. Tanner
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71'Isaak Davies Ollie Tanner
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71'Joel Colwill Jack Moylan
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80'Max Johnston Yellow Card
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84'Dion Sanderson Yellow Card
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85'D. Sanderson Yellow Card
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88'R. Nyambe M. Johnston
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88'L. Salvesen C. Morris
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88'Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Carlton Morris
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88'Ryan Nyambe Max Johnston
Stats for this game
Matchup Cardiff VS Derby
Cardiff carry the stronger line
Cardiff won 2–1 at home on 25 January 2025 and 1–0 at Derby on 7 May 2022. They also won 1–0 at home on 1 March 2022 and 4–0 on 2 March 2021. Derby answered with a 1–0 home result on 14 September 2024, while the clubs drew 2–2 at Derby on 22 August 2026. These dated Championship scorelines give Cardiff a positive direction without removing Derby’s counterpoint or the level result. The league balance remains open.
Derby can still shift the balance
Cardiff’s wins include narrow and wide margins, but Derby have shown they can answer with a victory and share the points. A future league meeting would add a new emphasis without erasing those earlier results. The enduring question is whether Cardiff can reinforce their direction, whether Derby can turn their response into another win, or whether the clubs produce another close contest.